System and Method for Inputting Graphs and Words

1. An apparatus for entering graphic information into an electronic medium,comprising: a writing device comprising a wireless signal generator, wherein the signal generator is configured to emit a characteristic wireless signal and wherein the writing device is further configured to transmit an identification code identifying one of a plurality of writing device features of the writing device; a display device carrying a plurality of transceivers configured to receive the characteristic wireless signal and the identification code in real time, wherein the plurality of transceivers are spaced a sufficient distance from each other such that the there is a calculable time difference in the characteristic wireless signal received by the plurality of receivers, said plurality of transceivers further configured to transmit each time difference to a display device; and the display device further configured to calculate a position of the writing device and a trajectory of the writing device as the writing device is moved in order to electronically display the relative location and trajectory of the writing device on the display device in real time based on the writing device feature identified through the identification code, wherein the writing device can operate in an area detached from the display device.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of transceivers are transponders configured to receive and transmit at least one ultrasonic frequency.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic wireless signal is selected from the group consisting of radio frequency, ultrasonic, and infrared.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the writing device is configured to operate as a conventional pen, enabling hardcopies of drawings and texts to be produced substantially simultaneously with the electronic display on the display device.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of writing devices, wherein the plurality of writing devices are each configured to transmit the identification code.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the identification code is configured to represent one or more specific users.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the identification code is configured to distinguish between the writing device features of text input and graphic input.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the identification code is configured to specify the plurality of writing device features selected from the group consisting of color, text size, bold, underline, italic, line type and line width.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic wireless signal emitted from the writing device is encrypted.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a pointer on the display device configured to show a relative position of the writing device on the display device.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising the display device configured to recognize a plurality of specific movements of the writing device that correspond to specific functions to be performed on the display device.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the specific functions to be performed are selected from the group consisting of opening a file, editing a file, saving a file, copying a file, moving a file, pasting a file, printing a file, and formatting a document.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the writing device can operate in an area coincident to the display device.

14. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of writing devices configured to be used at a plurality of locations to produce graphical information on the display device.

15. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display device is a display on a device selected from the group consisting of a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant, and a handheld computer.

16. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display device is configured to recognize hand written text and display type formatted text in the display device that corresponds to the handwritten text.

17. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display device is further configured to enable three dimensional movements of the writing device to be displayed.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the three dimensional movements can be recorded by the display device to represent three dimensional drawings.

19. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of transceivers' location is adjustable by a user.

20. An apparatus for displaying graphic information entered using a writing device, comprising: a writing device comprising a transmitter configured to emit a wireless characterized signal and wherein the writing device is further configured to transmit an identification code identifying one of a plurality of writing device features of the writing device; a plurality of transceivers configured to receive the wireless characterized signal and transmit the signal to a receiver in real time, wherein each of the plurality of transceivers is spaced a sufficient distance from the remaining plurality of receivers such that there is a calculable time difference of the wireless characterized signal received between the transceivers to enable a determination of the writing device's location; and a display operably connected to the receiver and configured to calculate a relative position of the writing device from the time difference received by each of the plurality of transceivers, enabling the display to show in real time a relative position and movement of the writing device, wherein the display device is further configured to receive the identification code and display at least one of text and graphics in real time based on the writing device feature identified via the identification code, wherein the writing device can operate in an area detached from the display device.

21. A method for transmitting graphic information from a writing area to a display device, comprising the steps of: transmitting a signal and an identification code from a writing device, wherein the identification code identifies one of a plurality of writing device features of the writing device; receiving the signal at a plurality of transceivers in real time, each of the transceivers being placed a sufficient distance from the remaining plurality of transceivers such that there is a calculable time difference of the wireless signal received between the plurality of transceivers to enable a determination of the writing device's location and movement; displaying the writing device's location and movement on a display device in real time based on the writing device feature such that the electronic medium shows substantially similar graphic information as compared to the writing area, wherein the writing device can operate in an area detached from the display device.

22. An apparatus for entering graphic information into an electronic medium, comprising: a writing device comprising a wireless signal generator, wherein the signal generator is configured to emit a characteristic wireless signal and wherein the writing device is further configured to transmit an identification code identifying one of a plurality of writing device features of the writing device; a display device carrying a plurality of transceivers configured to receive the characteristic wireless signal and the identification code in real time, wherein the plurality of transceivers are spaced a sufficient distance from each other such that the there is a calculable time difference in the characteristic wireless signal received by the plurality of receivers, said plurality of transceivers further configured to transmit each time difference to a display device; and the display device further configured to calculate a position of the writing device and a trajectory of the writing device as the writing device is moved in order to electronically display the relative location and trajectory of the writing device on the display device in real time based on the writing device feature identified through the identification code, wherein three dimensional movements of the writing device can be recorded by the display device to represent three dimensional drawings.